VERB 轻拍;轻敲 If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat.
'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee... “这个你什么都不用担心,”她轻拍着我的膝盖说。
The landlady patted her hair nervously... 女房东焦虑地轻抚着她的头发。
Wash the lettuce and pat it dry. 把莴苣洗一下拍干。
Pat is also a noun.
He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder. 他轻轻地拍了一下她的肩膀表示鼓励。
(黄油等的)小块 A pat of butter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it.
ADJ-GRADED 敷衍的;过于简单的 If you say that an answer or explanation is pat, you disapprove of it because it is too simple and sounds as if it has been prepared in advance.
There's no pat answer to that... 那个问题不是随随便便就能回答的。
Despite the film's merits I felt it was too pat. 尽管那部电影不乏亮点,但我还是觉得它过于敷衍了事。
PHRASE 赞许;表扬 If you give someone a pat on the back or if you pat them on the back, you show them that you think they have done well and deserve to be praised.
The players deserve a pat on the back... 球员们值得表扬。
If you do something well, give yourself a pat on the back. 事情做得漂亮时,给自己一点表扬。
PHRASE 了如指掌;完全掌握 If you have an answer or explanation down pat or off pat, you have prepared and learned it so you are ready to say it at any time.
I have my story down pat... 我对自己想好的说法已烂熟于心。
He had his answer off pat. 他对自己如何作答胸有成竹。
PHRASE 固执己见 If you stand pat, you refuse to change your mind about something.
On the other side, the men stood pat and were unyielding... 在另一方面,那些人固执己见,不肯让步。
It makes it hard for the Fed to do anything but stand pat till the economy's direction becomes clearer. 这让美联储几乎无计可施,在经济发展方向明朗之前只好硬挺着。
'Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee “这个你什么都不用担心,”她轻拍着我的膝盖说。
She was gently patting the baby. 她轻轻地拍着孩子。
It can be very embarrassing to have to listen to someone patting you on the back in public. 不得已而需要在大庭广众之下听人赞扬自己会使你很窘。
Peter is patting the little black cat. 彼得正在拍那只小黑猫。
For the moment she forgot the majesty of Mrs Chick, and, patting Florence hastily on the cheek, turned aside and suffered the tears to gush from her eyes, without waiting for a lead from that wise matron. 她在片刻间忘记了奇克夫人的尊严,急忙抚摸弗洛伦斯的脸颊,身子转向一旁,没有等待那位贤明的主妇的指示,就听凭泪水从眼睛中涌流出来了。
Patting his back, a friend joked: It's good to clear out your stomach so that you can handle another party tonight. 一位朋友拍拍他的背,打趣说:清清肠胃挺好的,这样你今晚就能Hold住下一个聚会了。
Patting your back while hugging you is another bad sign, because it shows he's uncomfortable. 拥抱时拍你的背也是一个信号,那表示他抱着你的时候有点不情愿了。
This is a group project and there should be patting on the back, whenever something goes right! 这是一个团队工程,无论何时某事做的正确,都应该得到鼓励。
Look! The woman is patting her baby. 这个女人正在拍她的宝宝。
Pat, pat. He is patting the kid on his head. 拍,拍。他在轻拍着那个小孩的头。
"This is white," he simply answered, patting the two pails. This man only sold ivory and milk, but no white. 店主只说了仨字:这是白!拍着两只铁桶,这个卖象牙和牛奶的,不卖白。
Stop patting on that funny voice! 别装那种滑稽的声音了!
At that time, I was a teenage baby, the father who did not understand the fundamental story for me, just like her mother with her gentle hand, while gently patting my back while I drive by mosquitoes. 那时候,我还是个几岁大的孩子,根本听不懂父亲给我讲的故事,只是喜欢母亲用她那双温柔的手,一边轻轻地拍着我的背,一边用蒲扇为我驱赶蚊子。
I am eating for the college at the moment, '' he says, patting a nonexistent pot belly. 我现在是在为学校进食,他拍着一个并不存在的啤酒肚说道。
"That looks like a tree, let's call it a tree," said Coyote to Earthmaker at the beginning, and they walked around the rootdrinker patting their bellies. “它看起来像一棵树,让我们叫它树。”在起初郊狼对大地的创造者这么说,它们摸着肚子绕着用根吮吸的树游逛。
Lack of parking space was patting potential customers off. 因为缺少停车位,流失了一些潜在的顾客。
Wash your hands if you've been patting the dog. 如果你碰过狗,一定要洗手。
Mother tried to make the child go to sleep by patting him gently on the back. 妈妈轻轻地拍打着婴儿的背想哄他入睡。
Pangpang says proudly, patting his chest. 胖胖自豪地拍着胸脯说。
The mother went to kneel at the side of the cradle, gently rocking it with one hand and patting the child with the other. 孩子的母亲走过去跪在摇篮旁,一只手轻轻地摇着,另一只手拍着孩子。
Gerald did not see his daughter in the shadow of the trees, and he drew rein in the road, patting his horse's neck with approbation. 杰拉尔德并没有看见在树木黑影中的女儿,他在大路上勒住缰绳,赞赏地轻拍着马的颈项。
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back. 拍自己的背是没法把自己推向前的。
Gu Gang gently touched each bird with his hands like a kind grandfather patting his grandchildren. 顾刚温柔地轻摸著每一只鸟,就好像一个慈祥的老祖父在哄扑著他的孙子们一样。
Dry cucumbers by patting with paper towels. Add Cucumbers and dill to yogurt mixture. 黄瓜丁用厨房餐巾纸抹干水份,和莳萝一起加入酸奶中。
Snowflakes were patting against the windowpane. 雪花轻轻拍打着玻璃窗。
Wet a piece of cotton with the lotion then apply to skin with gentle patting motions. 将一块棉花弄湿,然后涂在肌肤上轻轻拍打。
I am patting you on the back right now, klausie. 我现在就到你后面来,克劳斯。
Speaking of which, the thing patting your leg. 猜猜是什么在碰你的脚。
Season filets very generously on both sides with salt and pepper ( especially pepper), patting in firmly. 把牛排两面涂上盐和辣椒(特别是辣椒),多拍几下以免会脱落。